صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب العتق
The Book of Emancipating Slaves
باب ذِكْرِ سِعَايَةِ الْعَبْدِ:
Chapter: A slave working to pay off the other half
Hadith 1503
This hadith is listed as number 3774 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنَاه عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ وَزَادَ : إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ قُوِّمَ عَلَيْهِ الْعَبْدُ قِيمَةَ عَدْلٍ ، ثُمَّ يُسْتَسْعَى فِي نَصِيبِ الَّذِي لَمْ يُعْتِقْ غَيْرَ مَشْقُوقٍ عَلَيْهِ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sa'id bin Abu 'Aruba with the same chain of transmitters but with the addition: "If he (one of the joint owners emancipating the slave) has not (enough) money (to secure freedom for the other half) a fair price for the slave should be fixed, and he will be required to work to pay for his freedom, but must not be over-burdened.
